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#D4AE7D Color

#D4AE7D is rgb(212, 174, 125) in RGB, hsl(34, 50%, 66%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Burly Wood (#DEB887), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#D4AE7D
HEX#D4AE7D
RGBrgb(212, 174, 125)
HSLhsl(34, 50%, 66%)
HSVhsv(34, 41%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(77.3% 0.078 73.3)
LABlab(73.70% 9.48 30.64)
LCHlch(73.70% 32.07 72.80)

What #D4AE7D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #D4AE7D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#D4AE7D Channel Values

How #D4AE7D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 212 · G 174 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 34° · S 50% · L 66%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 34° · S 41% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 41% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #D4AE7D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #D4AE7D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #D4AE7D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #D4AE7D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #D4AE7D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#D4AE7D
Protanopia#B5B57D
Protanomaly#C2B27D
Deuteranopia#BCBC7B
Deuteranomaly#C6B67C
Tritanopia#D8A9A9
Tritanomaly#D6AB99
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

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Using #D4AE7D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-d4ae7d: #D4AE7D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #D4AE7D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-d4ae7d': '#D4AE7D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.831, green: 0.682, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_d4ae7d">#D4AE7D</color>
SVG fillfill="#D4AE7D"

More Orange Colors

#D4AE7D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#D4AE7D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #D4AE7D?

#D4AE7D is a light orange — rgb(212, 174, 125) in RGB and hsl(34, 50%, 66%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Burly Wood (#DEB887), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.65.

What is the RGB value of #D4AE7D?

#D4AE7D is rgb(212, 174, 125) — red 212, green 174, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #D4AE7D?

#D4AE7D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 41%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #D4AE7D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #D4AE7D scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #D4AE7D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #D4AE7D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is burlywood (#DEB887) at a CIE76 distance of 3.65, which is very hard to tell apart.

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